🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran War Exposes MQ-9 Reaper Weaknesses: U.S. Loses Dozens in High-Tech Fight.
The U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet suffered heavy losses around 20–30 aircraft, worth hundreds of millions to over $1 billion during the recent war with Iran.
These slow, non-stealthy drones worked well for surveillance and strikes but proved too vulnerable to Iran’s air defenses in a real high-intensity conflict.
In response, the Pentagon is now actively seeking low-cost, mass-producible replacement drones that can do similar jobs but are cheap enough to lose in large numbers without major financial pain.
— @Globalsurv Jul 14, 2026
Author: wawiimuy
JUST IN🇮🇷🇺🇸🇯🇴🔥 Iran confirms, it has ended its attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait after heavily struck TWO US air base in Jordan.
— @rkmtimes Jul 14, 2026
‼️ Russia has very powerful ballistic missiles and will soon be able to launch them 5,000 kilometers away. It’s only a matter of time, — Zelensky.
Key points:
▪️The Russian president will try to invade other countries and kill even more people.
▪️Ukraine currently has one of the strongest armies in the world. After four years of war, we are producing our own drones, missiles, artillery, and armored vehicles.
▪️A ceasefire in Ukraine is possible, but remains “very difficult.” Putin needs a victory.
▪️The Russians have lost 150,000 people in a 50-kilometer stretch. This is what real war is.— @UkrReview Jul 14, 2026
The ultimate economic hammer is about to fall. 🇬🇧🇺🇸
In a major policy shift, the Trump administration is greenlighting the late Senator Lindsey Graham’s “bone-crushing” secondary sanctions package against Russia.
This bipartisan bill is Putin’s absolute worst nightmare. It enables the US to slap massive tariffs of up to 500% on any nation continuing to purchase Russian oil, gas, or uranium.
By forcing global buyers (like India and China) to choose between the US financial system and cheap Russian energy, Washington is effectively cutting off the Kremlin’s last remaining economic lifelines. A fitting, powerful legacy for Senator Graham. Somewhere, Ronald Reagan is smiling. #USPolitics #RussiaSanctions #LindseyGraham #EconomicWarfare #Trump #BreakingNews
— @jalle51 Jul 14, 2026
FT exclusive: Middle Eastern mobile networks were repeatedly hit with cyber attacks to track the locations of US personnel and contractors during the Iran war, according to telecoms data and people familiar with the matter ft.trib.al/eqIgZ1q
— @FT Jul 14, 2026
For the first time in history, Ukrainian troops marched in Paris as part of France’s Bastille Day celebrations.
Ukrainian soldiers marched from the Arc de Triomphe, while two Ukrainian pilots took to the skies over Paris in French Mirage fighter jets.
Video: Telegram channels
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— @KyivPost Jul 14, 2026
Overnight, the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery and the Afipsky refinery were attacked by Ukrainian drones.
11 Russian ships were hit during the night.
Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that due to Ukrainian strikes, Russia’s oil refining has fallen to its lowest level since 2005.
In July, Russian refineries are processing an average of 3.91 million barrels per day, the lowest since March 2005.
— @visegrad24 Jul 14, 2026
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran moved a staggering amount of oil out the door before Washington could slam it shut again.
TankerTrackers says Iran shipped more than 80 million barrels of crude and refined products over the past 26 days, a haul worth around $6 billion.
The monitor isn’t calling it over, either. It estimates roughly 30 million barrels are still waiting to leave, even as the U.S. Navy blockade gets reinstated more than a month ahead of schedule.
Another 60 million barrels of floating storage sit inside the blockade line if Tehran has to throttle back output.
Iran insists nothing has changed.
Oil minister Mohsen Paknejad said exports are continuing as usual despite the U.S. revoking its 60-day sanctions waiver last week, arguing Tehran spent years building the mechanisms to blunt exactly this kind of pressure.
He accused Washington of breaking its word, saying it pulled the authorization early, in violation of the waiver terms, after the flare-up at the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Al Jazeera / Writer: Julie
— @MarioNawfal Jul 14, 2026
BREAKING:
Russia says NATO countries will see catastrophic consequences, if they provide military aid to Ukraine.
— @World_Affairs11 Jul 14, 2026
France agreed to let Ukraine build its own French missiles, plus 16 Rafale jets starting in 2028.
— @Defence_blog Jul 14, 2026